Political hurdles exemplify what survivors of Hurricane Helene and other disasters across the country say is a broken system.

Many undocumented people are not eligible for federal financial disaster aid and several remain fearful even when help is ...

American farmers and small business owners are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill ...

Sometimes it’s better for people to come in and see a face before they apply. There’s a lot of scammers when disasters happen, and people are warned about that,” said Emily Fay, the Public ...

Western North Carolina is facing uncertainty after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan spending bill that ...

President Biden is urging Congress to approve more funding for disaster relief programs as states like Florida begin the long ...

The disaster relief fund was nearly running on fumes after Helene and Milton. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell warned during a Senate hearing in November that the fund was down to $5 billion.

Undocumented people cannot access FEMA's cash aid, but they can connect to FEMA's crisis counseling, disaster legal services ... Do I evacuate or do I run the risk of never seeing my family ...

“Without federal disaster money right now, or without some assistance, people like me will not be ... recovery at Hagerty Consulting who used to run the community development block grant program ...